Earlier I wrote an article in Apple Daily, analyzing why the Chinese Communist Party recently commemorated Hua Guofeng in a high profile manner. In the article, I put forward a bold hypothesis, that is, the capture of the Gang of Four was not the decision of Hua Guofeng alone, but a brilliant plan left by Mao Zedong to Hua Guofeng before his death.
After the article was published, some people left comments saying that if old Mao wanted to catch the Gang of Four, why wait until after his death, he could have done it when he was alive.
Apple article space is limited, can not analyze in depth, netizen message also only one sentence, also not in-depth analysis, so it is worth talking about again.
First of all, Hua Guofeng is not a person with great courage and limited experience in politics. The old Mao broke the rules to promote the Gang of Four and grassroots workers and peasants cadres during the Cultural Revolution, many of whom had no political experience and strength, as did the Gang of Four, as did Hua Guofeng and others. The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you want to do.
The arrest of the Gang of Four is not a trivial matter, Jiang Qing is the wife of the old Mao, equal to the old Mao head, in addition, the Cultural Revolution ten years of operation, the Gang of Four also has a very deep political and social base, the provinces have their people, some of the old military leaders also joined the Gang of Four, they also have armed in hand.
The old Mao chose Liu Shaoqi, Lin Biao, Wang Hongwen as successor, have failed, he decided to Huaguofeng to take over, has run out of gas, waiting for the Time of death. He could not expect the Gang of Four to take over, to maintain the “achievements” of the Cultural Revolution, after his death, Deng Xiaoping as the head of the old army, will certainly be reversed.
The old Mao could not hand over the CPC to the old military head, because the old military head would definitely deny the Cultural Revolution, the Great Leap Forward, and Mao Zedong, but handed over to the Gang of Four, the Gang of Four and the old military head vowed to disagree, which would only lead to a major split in the party and overthrow the world, so he appointed a centrist Hua Guofeng, hoping to use the old Mao’s residual power to appease the two factions, and Hua Guofeng in the middle to balance, so as to maintain the CPC’s kingdom.
But with Hua Guofeng’s seniority and experience, with his political base in the party, he is not capable of stabilizing the big picture. The Gang of Four will definitely cause trouble and interfere with Hua’s rule, and if the situation gets out of hand and the military leaders gather to start a fight, the Communist Party will not be able to keep the mountain.
In order to old Mao’s “wisdom”, it is impossible not to foresee these consequences, if the situation worsens, and Hua Guofeng can not calm the scene, then how good?
Mao’s character is not poisonous, six relatives do not recognize, Mao Zedong will not protect Jiang Qing and disregard the Communist Party of China, so once he died after the gang of four stirring things up, Mao’s mentality must be, have to borrow the heads of the gang of four a use, to keep the Communist Party of China’s mountain.
After the Cultural Revolution, gossip circulated, saying that the old Mao account of Hua Guofeng, foreign affairs asked Ye Jianying, internal affairs asked Wang Dongxing. At that time, the fall of the head of the army, the side of the side, only Ye Jianying has the trust of the old Mao. As for Wang Dongxing, it is the old Mao lifetime trusted people around, Wang led the 8341 unit, is Zhongnanhai imperial army, the security of the party dignitaries are controlled in his hands.
The first thing you need to do is to get rid of the problem. Therefore, before his death to this mess is laid out, let Hua Guofeng follow the orders, Hua Guofeng has the sword above, it can convince the public, the provinces know that the disposal of the Gang of Four is the old Mao “deathbed”, no one dares to question.
Old Mao’s corpse is not cold, the Gang of Four has been stupid to move, Shanghai militia are issued weapons, the provincial military chiefs have scouted political quotes, each making preparations. The Gang of Four took advantage of Hua Guofeng’s wings, looking for trouble everywhere, making Hua Guofeng anxious. In that time, the old Mao’s last will and testament worked, Hua Guo Feng really outside rely on Ye Jianying, inside rely on Wang Dongxing, three two to solve the four people gang.
Why didn’t Mao solve the Gang of Four during his lifetime? Because he solved Liu Shaoqi and Lin Biao, personal prestige has been little left, set Wang Hongwen to take over, Wang also did not compete, if the gang of four, also solved, then he will go to Marx empty-handed. Besides, in the old Mao’s lifetime, the gang of four is not a major fault, just the old Mao’s dog, the world knows, the four people who have followed him with all their heart and soul tied to the execution ground, he can not justify it.
If he personally solve the Gang of Four during his lifetime, it is the same as leaving the mountain to the old army head, he is certainly reluctant, but also to fight a store, hoping that after his death, the two factions of the Chinese Communist Party forces can maintain a relative balance, not dare to deny his historical achievements.
The old Mao counted on the best results, but also to do the worst plan, the worst plan is the situation is out of control, first by Hua Guofeng live capture of the Gang of Four, to stabilize the situation. He left a will to explain that Hua Guofeng in the last resort to capture the Gang of Four alive, this possibility is very high.
This is only a speculation, later the Chinese Communist Party archives declassified, the internal situation will be revealed to the world. Hong Kong people must understand Mao Zedong to understand the Chinese Communist Party. Xi Jinping wants to be Mao Zedong’s second, and he is repeating Mao’s mistakes.
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